Colombian national football team (U-20 men)
Nickname (s) | Los cafeteros |
Association | Federación Colombiana de Fútbol |
confederacy | CONMEBOL |
Head coach | Carlos Alberto Restrepo Isaza |
captain | Juan Fernando Quintero |
FIFA code | COL |
(As of June 21, 2014) |
The Colombian U-20 national soccer team is a selection team of Colombian soccer players. It is subject to the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol and represents it internationally at the U-20 level , for example in friendly matches against the national teams of other national associations or at the U-20 South American Championship and the U-20 World Championship .
The team achieved their best result at a World Cup in 2003 in the United Arab Emirates when they finished third.
In addition, she was three times South American champion ( 1987 , 2005 and 2013 ).
Participation in U-20 soccer world championships
1977 | not qualified |
1979 | |
1981 | |
1983 | |
1985 | Quarter finals |
1987 | Preliminary round |
1989 | Quarter finals |
1991 | not qualified |
1993 | Preliminary round |
1995 | not qualified |
1997 | |
1999 | |
2001 | |
2003 | 3rd place |
2005 | Round of 16 |
2007 | not qualified |
2009 | |
2011 | Quarter finals |
2013 | Round of 16 |
2015 | Round of 16 |
2017 | not qualified |
2019 | Quarter finals |
Participation in U-20 football South American championships
1954 | Preliminary round |
1958 | not participated |
1964 | 3rd place |
1967 | Preliminary round |
1971 | Preliminary round |
1974 | Preliminary round |
1975 | not participated |
1977 | Preliminary round |
1979 | Preliminary round |
1981 | Preliminary round |
1983 | Preliminary round |
1985 | 3rd place |
1987 | victory |
1988 | 2nd place |
1991 | Preliminary round |
1992 | 3rd place |
1995 | Preliminary round |
1997 | Preliminary round |
1999 | Preliminary round |
2001 | 6th place |
2003 | 4th Place |
2005 | victory |
2007 | 6th place |
2009 | 5th place |
2011 | 6th place |
2013 | victory |
2015 | 2nd place |
2017 | 6th place |
Well-known former players
(Selection)
- Abel Enrique Aguilar
- Falcao
- Pedro Franco
- Fredy Guarín
- Víctor Ibarbo
- Dayro Moreno
- Luis Muriel
- David Ospina
- Juan Fernando Quintero
- James Rodríguez
- Cristián Zapata
- Juan Zúñiga